Feeding wax worms for sick gecko

[Overkill]

Ok my female is eating little by little BUT when she sees the wax worms she will eat them up


i thought i saw thats its ok to feed waxworms to underweight geckos to get some weight back up


she wont touch superworms or mealworms just so u know


crix she will eat but i want to try to get some weight back on her since it seems she might be coming arouind

 

[Surf_420]

i dont see where it will hurt the gecko to eat waxies for a few weeks until she is healthy again.

btw what is wrong with the gecko, did you take her to the vet?

what was she diagnosed with?

the waxies are VERY high in fat content however, so i wouldnt just feed straight waxies. maybe a few waxies every other day and crix since she eats them. if shes sick make sure your dusting your feeders with vit. supplement and giving calcium in a dish.

good luck

 

[Overkill]

do a quick search but a quick rundown layed 6 eggs went from 50 grams doen to 35grams vet found nothing blah blah bah

 

[Surf_420]

she could just be stressed, is she still gravid? or laying?

few hours after one of my girls lays, she hungry as hell, but few days before she lays she wont touch anything.

 

[Overkill]

last egg layed hum 2 months ago maybe more

 

[Surf_420]

you ever thought of giving her pinkies?

depending upon age i would do it. a very fast way to bring the weight back up

 

[Ccrashca069]

I have put wax worm blood and guts all over mealworms to get some leopards to eat also. Its a simallar thing to what they use for snakes.

 

[MSMD]

That's a good idea, John! I've never thought of that.....:main_rolleyes: lol

 

[Ccrashca069]

That's a good idea, John! I've never thought of that.....:main_rolleyes: lol

Thanks I have loads of small bits of info like that lol. I learn it from reading alot of reptile stuff and helping Joe with his Reptile Rescue. I just took the snake version and modified it for leopard geckos. It works good for when they want to be picky eaters and to fatten them up. I go to Joe's to play with the snakes because I am not allowed snakes lol. Going there Tuesday. I need to take a few pics while I am there.